1. Download the document. Make sure you select the story you've been assigned
2. Print, if you wish, or read it on your monitor
3. Read the story
4. Read the response questions, then read the story again with them in mind
5. Use the MS Word comment tool to speak to the writer, pointing to passages that address the questions
6. When you’ve finished commenting....
print your comments for Mr. Allen (instructions). You will be graded on how well you've addressed the questions;
upload the document in the chart below to the appropriate line (by number of your story).
Response Questions for Magical Realism Readers
A. What specific elements of the story make it feel magical or surreal?
B. What symbols or metaphors are particularly powerful?
C. In what specific ways does the story blur reality? Think in terms of time, multiple perspectives, and purposeful ambiguity.
D. Using the observations from the first three questions, discuss the overall impact of the story. In what ways does it succeed? In what ways does it need further development?
Upload the finished story here:
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[[space/showimage/chronicle of a mess.doc|chronicle of a mess.doc]]
Instructions:
1. Download the document. Make sure you select the story you've been assigned2. Print, if you wish, or read it on your monitor
3. Read the story
4. Read the response questions, then read the story again with them in mind
5. Use the MS Word comment tool to speak to the writer, pointing to passages that address the questions
6. When you’ve finished commenting....
Response Questions for Magical Realism Readers
A. What specific elements of the story make it feel magical or surreal?
B. What symbols or metaphors are particularly powerful?
C. In what specific ways does the story blur reality? Think in terms of time, multiple perspectives, and purposeful ambiguity.
D. Using the observations from the first three questions, discuss the overall impact of the story. In what ways does it succeed? In what ways does it need further development?
Upload the finished story here:
[[space/showimage/chronicle of a mess.doc|chronicle of a mess.doc]]
How to Print Comments:
1. Select print2. In the print dialogue box, look for "Print What?"
3. Select "comments" and print